Remember, remember the 5th of November and lots of other children’s rhymes. Its not just one night either, bonfire night seems to stretch from early October right through to early December and then theres Christmas, New Years, Ramadan and countless other reasons, they do seem endless. Our dogs aren’t fans, but regardless thats probably not …

It’s here, Jazz loves it. Henry not so much. You know what? That’s cool. The vast majority of dogs I train will never go near a shoot. It’s still important that your pet is well stimulated and really well trained. They’ll make much happier and contended pets. Without training you do run the risk of …

Stepping back during our training You’ve worked hard, solved a problem (recall, delivery or another issue). Then our dogs throw a spanner in the works. Something you’ve worked really hard to do, and our dogs seem to have just forgotten it. Frustrating isn’t it? It happens to all of us. And I know that I’m …

Recall is always a big subject, and one everybody asks about. How do I recall my dog from anything, horses, deer or someone’s else’s picnic are common topics people bring up lots of the time. Our dogs recall on occasion can do anything from embarrassing us ( ask me about Henry and the wheelchair) to …

It’s early August. I know it doesn’t feel warm but having your dog shake water all over you isn’t really the worse thing that can happen. On a January day, when it’s -2 C and you just can’t get properly warm then it’s a different matter. It’s a simple matter to teach a dog the …

It’s Henry’s birthday. He’s nine today. Apparently he doesn’t look it. Or thats what I’m told I have to say. Anyway this is Henry in all his finery.

I figured it was time to bring myself up to date, and let’s face it Twitter seems to change itself every two minutes. Theres no way I can keep up. So from now Hugh & Henry and all the latest news from us can be found on our nice, new Facebook page. Please give us …

It’s no secret that I love dogs. All dogs. But they need our help to be the best that they can be. I know we owe it to them to help them achieve it. Without training and stimulation our dogs will soon go ‘self employed’. They’re intelligent animals and they’ll soon find their own entertainment …

I’m sometimes asked about this with the dogs I train with. My answer is always the same. Don’t. It’s that simple. The best you could hope for would be a prematurely deaf dog. At worst you run the very real risk of creating a scared dog who starts to exhibit compulsive behaviour. I think it’s …

It’s a dream of so many dog owners and probably the single thing I’m asked most about. It’s also a big topic, as I’m writing this at home I can look up from my PC and see maybe half a dozen books on the subject on my bookshelves. I’ll try and condense it into a …